Generate Production Ready Ink Duct Data
Express InkScript is a comprehensive tool to generate Ink Duct data. It reads 1 bit raster data from Express RIP and prepress workflow to generates ink coverage information or CIP3 files for presetting your presses.
Wide Range of Input Formats
Express InkScript reads CIP3 and screened files generated by most major RIP readers, including 1-bit TIFF (CCITT G4, Packbits, LZW compression) and Compose Netflow Raster formats. Support direct PostScript, PDF, and EPS files input with Express RIP option.
Export CIP3 PPF file for Modern Presses
Express InkScript can also generate CIP3 PPF files (support v2.0, v2.1 and v3.0, Binary and ASCII encoding; Forward, Reverse and
Harlequin Extent alignment scheme) for all printing machine
consoles using CIP3 data as input format can also be connected
to Express InkScript.
Easy Job Handling
Express InkScript provides a powerful tool for job handling, included:
Job centering or off-centering on paper or plate
Job rotation by 90, 180 and 270 degrees
Adjusting first and last zones with different zone width
Zone calculation from Left-to-Right/Top-to-Bottom or Reverse
Default minimum ink level for ink ducts
One or a combination of output formats for the same job
Crop off plate control strip from input file to avoid its influence on the final ink density
Enhance Connection with IS Connect / IS Connect Loop
Express InkScript outputs DI format files to IS Connect / IS Connect Loop. If only CIP3 file is available for ink key presetting, Express
InkScript analysis and calculate to generate DI format file for IS
Connect / IS Connect Loop. <Details>
Export PDF and Print Out for Operators
For other presses which cannot read CIP3 file, Express
InkScript can also generate the ink density data in PDF
file format or print it out on Laser printer, providing
press operators with an accurate picture of the
ink coverage information to preset their presses manually.
PDF output for Inkkey preset
InkScript offers PDF & windows printer output
for press operator to setup Ink Key
Tightly Integrate with JDF Supported Express WorkFlow
Express InkScript is available as a standalone version for prepress server. It can also tightly integrate into Compose Express WorkFlow
– a powerful but easy-to-use workflow management tool for
prepress industry. Latest version of Express WorkFlow is fully
supporting JDF import and JDF tickets to ensure correct handling
of each job at every stage of the production process. It also
allows production instructions such as CMYK ink optimization,
ripping preference, imposition method, folding instruction,
binding and guillotine instruction, etc. to be specified in
compliance with the JDF protocol.
Visual Proof for Soft-proofing Results & Plates (Optional) Visual Proof is a specialized, easy to use, and high performance pre-press soft proofing tool for doing all the things that you
used to do in proofing. With Visual Proof, you can check content, page size, blank plates, screens, moiré, overprints, size and placement of step-n-repeats, front-to-back registration, seams, traps, black traps, overprints, over inking, under-inking (small
dots in flexo), densities, front-to-back duplex alignment, and
you can also do double burns, delete blank plates, merge plate data, rotate plate data, produce a proof, backup plate data, etc...
